floor

n

[+room]sol m→ We painted the floor white.a tiled floorun sol carreléon the floorpar terre→ Jack's sitting on the floorto take the floor
[dancer]aller sur la piste de danseto fall through the floor
[prices, sales]chuterto wipe the floor with sb*réduire qn en miettes→ Everyone expected the Springboks to wipe the floor with the Borderers

(=storey)étage m→ It is on the fifth floor of the hospital.→ They occupied the first two floors of the tower.on this floorà cet étageon the third floorau troisième étage

[+sea, valley]fond m→ These fish spend hours feeding on the ocean floor.→ ... a two-hour climb from the valley floor

(fig)(at meeting)
the floor
(=people)l'assemblée f, les membres mpl de l'assembléeto have the floor
[speaker]avoir la paroleto take the floor
[speaker]prendre la parole→ Ministers took the floor to denounce the decision to suspend constitutional rule

vt
(=knock to the ground)terrasser→ He was floored twice in the second round.→ The police officer floored him with a rugby tackle

(=baffle)désorienterto be floored by sthêtre désorienté(e) par qch→ He was floored by the announcement.

dance floornpiste f de danse→ They were on the dance floor.

factory floornthe factory floor
(=workers)les ouvriers mpl
(=workshop)l'usine fon the factory floordans les ateliers→ He had worked on the factory floor for 16 years.

first floorn

(British)
(=floor above the ground floor)premier étage mon the first floorau premier étage, au premier→ The apartment has a balcony and is on the first floor, so no security worries.

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